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DOMINANTLY OROGENIC EVOLUTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
OBS

On the emerged lands, three main types of evolution can be distinguished according to the places and times. [...] Dominantly orogenic: generally, unvaried thick sedimentation. At the beginning, great sinking. Metamorphism and granitization. Folds dipping very much. Finally, uplift, whence a mountain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

Sur les terres émergées [...] on peut distinguer, suivant les lieux et les temps, trois types principaux d'évolution. [...] Dominante orogénique. - En général, sédimentation monotone, épaisse. Au début, enfoncement intense. Métamorphisme et granitisation. Plis très redressés. Finalement, surélévation, d'où montagne.

Spanish

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